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Fierce California wildfire burns into fourth nightReuters - 30 minutes ago
By Lucy Nicholson SANTA BARBARA, California (Reuters) - A California wildfire burned for a fourth day on Friday above the seaside town of Santa Barbara as firefighters battled flames that have damaged or destroyed 80 homes.
Wildfire scorches 8600 acres in Southern California CNN International
South Africa prepares to swear in new presidentThe Associated Press - 14 minutes ago
PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) - South Africans spread their blankets on the ground before dawn Saturday for a front-row seat as the country prepared to swear in Jacob Zuma with an excitement that recalled Nelson Mandela's 1994 inauguration.
Zuma to be sworn in as SA leader BBC News
Which Mrs. Zuma Will Be South Africa's First Lady? Washington Post
Pope set for Jordan mosque visitBBC News - 1 hour ago
Pope Benedict XVI is set to visit Jordan's largest mosque on the second day of his visit to the Middle East. The pontiff will pray inside the King Hussein Mosque in the capital, Amman, before addressing local Muslim leaders.
Pope: Church and Jews share 'inseparable bond' The Associated Press
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Civilians hit as Pakistan army battles Taliban
The Associated Press - 24 minutes ago
MINGORA, Pakistan (AP) - Doctors rushed to treat an influx of wounded Pakistani civilians Saturday as thousands of troops backed by bomb-dropping warplanes sought to purge Taliban militants from a northwestern valley.
Gunships strike Pakistan Taliban, residents stuck Reuters India
Karzai's Ex-Allies Vie for Afghan Presidency
New York Times - 4 hours ago
By CARLOTTA GALL and ABDUL WAHEED WAFA KABUL, Afghanistan - Forty-four candidates submitted nominations to run for president before the close of registration on Friday, a field full of people who served under President Hamid Karzai but have since ...
US Disputes Afghan Count Of Fatalities Washington Post
Gordon Brown: Cleaning cash for brother was legitimate
Telegraph.co.uk - 30 minutes ago
Downing Street has said that Gordon Brown's use of Commons expenses to pay his brother for cleaning expenses was entirely legitimate.
MPs' expenses provoke more anger BBC News
This expenses shame crowns Labour's failure on fairness guardian.co.uk
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White House aide resigns over NYC flyover
The Associated Press - 2 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House official who authorized a $328835 photo-op of an Air Force jet used by the president soaring above New York City resigned under fire Friday as the administration tried to move past the embarrassing incident that sent ...
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NY Flyover Results in Resignation Washington Post
Obama team retains Bush polar bear policy
San Francisco Chronicle - 2 hours ago
The Obama administration has decided to keep a Bush-era policy on polar bears - declining to crack down on greenhouse-gas polluters on the grounds that their emissions are helping shrink the bears' habitat on Arctic sea ice, officials announced Friday.
Obama administration won't reverse Bush ruling on polar bears Los Angeles Times
Interior will keep Bush's polar bear rule New York Times
Obama wants to ease rules on aid to jobless
San Francisco Chronicle - 2 hours ago
President Obama said he wants to make it easier for people to collect unemployment benefits while they go to school or retrain for jobs, promising to "lay a new foundation for our economic growth by investing in our citizens.
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Obama proposes new rules on job training Los Angeles Times
Banks Won Concessions on Tests
Wall Street Journal - 9 hours ago
By DAVID ENRICH, DAN FITZPATRICK and MARSHALL ECKBLAD The Federal Reserve significantly scaled back the size of the capital hole facing some of the nation's biggest banks shortly before concluding its stress tests, following two weeks of intense ...
A scramble for funds after results are aired Philadelphia Inquirer
Breakingviews.com Market Points to Banks in Need New York Times
Job figures not as bad as feared
MiamiHerald.com - 1 hour ago
The Labor Department's employment numbers were better than expected, but they may be offset by an uptick in government hiring.
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Jobless Rate Rises but Pace of Layoffs Slows
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In Poor Jobs Numbers, Hints of Improvement Washington Post
Chrysler's Dissenting Lenders Abandon Fight Over Fiat Sale
Bloomberg - 1 hour ago
By Tiffany Kary and Mike Ramsey May 9 (Bloomberg) -- Fund owners blamed for tipping Chrysler LLC into bankruptcy disbanded after fighting for weeks against bank lenders, political pressure and alleged stonewalling by JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Investors drop legal fight over Chrysler bankruptcy Detroit Free Press
Creditors Opposing Chrysler's Overhaul Plan End Alliance New York Times
AT&T to buy territories from Verizon for $2.35B
The Associated Press - 5 hours ago
NEW YORK (AP) - AT&T Inc. said Friday it will buy the assets of Verizon Wireless in 79 mainly rural areas for $2.35 billion, a deal that will affect more than 1 million subscribers.
AT&T buying assets in Colorado Bizjournals.com
NASA set for dramatic shuttle rescue
msnbc.com - 7 hours ago
By James Oberg HOUSTON - As NASA prepares for its final service call to the Hubble Space Telescope, it's also preparing for something never attempted in the history of the shuttle program: a rescue operation so dramatic that Hollywood would be ...
Last Hubble telescope repair involves genius of two South Bay women San Jose Mercury News
Countdown to Hubble repair mission abc7.com
New Guitar Hero Games Almost Ready to Rock
New York Times - 3 hours ago
Stay-at-home rock stars will have more entries in the best-selling Guitar Hero video game series to fuel their fantasies of pop glory, Billboard reported.
Casting call? Guitar Hero could become reality TV show Kansas City Star
A Franchise Goes Boldly Backward
New York Times - 4 hours ago
Zachary Quinto, left, as Spock and Chris Pine as James T. Kirk in "Star Trek." By MANOHLA DARGIS A bright, shiny blast from a newly imagined past, “Star Trek,” the latest spinoff from the influential television show, isn't just a pleasurable rethink of ...
New 'Star Trek' movie boldly goes there Tulsa World
Miss USA -- Not All Topless Photos Are Equal
TMZ.com - 1 hour ago
There's another reigning beauty queen who took some very topless photos before she won her pageant -- but unlike Carrie Prejean, Miss Rhode Island usa's crown was never ever in jeopardy.
Miss Calif. pageant to address contract violations The Associated Press
Allow Miss California to keep her state title The Desert Sun
KFC to mail out rain checks for Oprah chicken freebie
Entertainment Weekly - 3 hours ago
Seems you can have your chicken and eat it too...albeit a little later than expected. After hoards of hungry Oprah fans were turned away from KFC outlets across the country earlier this week, the fast-food chain is now sending out rain checks to ...
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Alex Rodriguez homers in return for Yankees
Los Angeles Times - 2 hours ago
New York 4, at Baltimore 0: Alex Rodriguez announced his return by hitting a three-run homer on the first pitch of his late-starting season, CC Sabathia pitched a four-hitter and the Yankees ended a losing streak at five games by beating the Orioles.
A-Rod's HR sent a clear message to the East FOXSports.com
A-Rod goes deep Boston Herald
Manny Ramirez's absence acutely felt by Dodgers
Los Angeles Times - 2 hours ago
Dodgers second baseman Orlando Hudson tags out Giants left fielder Fred Lewis to begin a double play in the first inning Friday night.
Dodgers make Manny disappear, Zito does same to LA San Francisco Chronicle
DREW SHARP Only way to respond to Manny -- laugh Detroit Free Press
Lakers play complete game vs. Rockets
FOXSports.com - 2 hours ago
by Charley Rosen Kobe Bryant hit his first five jumpers, which pulled Houston's defense a half-step farther away from the basket than it desired.
New flu continues US spread, but people cleaner
Reuters - 2 hours ago
By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The new H1N1 influenza virus quickened its spread across the United States, but health officials said on Friday they were encouraged that more people were washing their hands as a result ...
Other Illness May Precede Worst Cases of Swine Flu New York Times
Swine flu outbreak growing, Ohio cases soar to 7 Bizjournals.com
Hong Kong Releases Quarantined Hotel Guests
Wall Street Journal - 17 hours ago
By JONATHAN CHENG HONG KONG -- City officials released 286 guests and employees from a quarantined hotel Friday evening, ending an unusual and contentious seven-day lockdown aimed at stopping the spread of the A/H1N1 influenza virus.
2 more Influenza A/H1N1 cases confirmed in New Zealand
Xinhua - 1 hour ago
WELLINGTON, May 9 (Xinhua) -- The number of confirmed cases of Influenza A/H1N1 has risen to seven in New Zealand, the Ministry of Health said on Saturday.
Pandemic's impact on trade gauged Washington Times
Drew Peterson jokes at hearing, while families are on edge
Chicago Tribune - 6 hours ago
By Steve Schmadeke and Lolly Bowean | Tribune staff reporter Drew Peterson after his arraignment was postponed at the Will County Courthouse.
Peterson issues wisecracks in court St. Louis Post-Dispatch
When It Comes to Judges, 'Pragmatic' Means Unprincipled
Wall Street Journal - 4 hours ago
By DAVID LEWIS SCHAEFER In a front-page story this past Sunday the New York Times offered a laudatory account of President Barack Obama's likely approach to replacing Justice David Souter on the Supreme Court.
Souter's Exit Opens Door for a More Influential Justice New York Times
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From Prep School to Murder Suspect at Wesleyan
New York Times - 1 hour ago
Stephen P. Morgan, right, and his attorney Richard Brown, during Mr. Morgan's arraignment in Middletown, Conn., on Friday. By SERGE F. KOVALESKI and ALISON LEIGH COWAN Shortly before midnight on Tuesday, Stephen P. Morgan left his family's home in ...
Wesleyan President Tearfully Speaks With Campus Community Hartford Courant